Assembly Bill A1548

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Allows counties to enact local option for waiving the 5% penalty that is assessed to homeowners when their school taxes are delinquent

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A1548 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1331, amd §1330, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8616
2013-2014: A1322
2015-2016: A1777
2019-2020: A1961

2017-A1548 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows counties to enact local option for waiving the 5% penalty that is assessed to homeowners when their school taxes are delinquent.

2017-A1548 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1548
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. ZEBROWSKI, JAFFEE -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to allowing coun-
   ties to waive certain penalties for homeowners who  are  eligible  for
   the enhanced STAR program

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The real property tax  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 1331 to read as follows:
   §  1331. COUNTIES; WAIVE CERTAIN PENALTIES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OF THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, THE GOVERNING BODY OF  THE  COUNTY  MAY,  BY
 RESOLUTION,  ADOPT  A  LOCAL LAW WAIVING THE COLLECTING OFFICER'S FEE OF
 FIVE PER CENTUM ON RELEVIED TAXES PURSUANT TO SECTION  THIRTEEN  HUNDRED
 THIRTY  OF  THIS ARTICLE FOR OWNERS OF REAL PROPERTY USED AS THE PRIMARY
 RESIDENCE OF ONE OR MORE PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR THE ENHANCED STAR  PROGRAM
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER, PROVIDED
 THE OWNER OF SUCH PROPERTY PAY A PORTION OF THEIR  TOTAL  UNPAID  SCHOOL
 TAXES BEFORE SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH OF THAT YEAR. ANY SUCH RESOLUTION SHALL
 STATE  THE  AMOUNT THAT MUST BE PAID IN THE FIRST INSTALLMENT AS LONG AS
 IT IS NO LESS THAN THIRTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL UNPAID TAXES.
   § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 1330 of the real  property  tax  law  is
 amended to read as follows:
   6.  Any  person  whose real property is included in any such statement
 may pay the amount of taxes levied thereon, with five per  centum  added
 thereto, to the county treasurer, at any time before the board of super-
 visors  shall have directed the same to be relevied, except as otherwise
 provided in SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE AND IN  subdivision  two
 of  section  thirteen  hundred twenty-eight of this [chapter] ARTICLE in
 relation to the payment of interest in lieu of such five per centum.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04445-01-7

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